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Preach on. I'm not a lake jumper as my time on the water is severely limited (so boats are dry before launching again) but I can't...

I was a Watercraft Inspector for a few summers as I eased into retirement. We inspected canoes and gave out educational materials to...

Totally agreed on that point! :)

My only point was that snakes, especially venomous ones and large constrictors, need to be treated with the same respect, attention and...

Well, I finally got out the scales and weighed some boats. The RX Morningstar comes in around 60.5 lbs, and that's with only a center...

Followed by loudly clanking the pole right where you just indicated? ;)

I don't consider your cottonmouth description to be aggressive behavior. We are giants to most snakes - something 100x bigger than a...

I had walked through this area 3 times already while carefully scanning for snakes. The 4th time I was complacent and talking to my dad...

I remember my first time paddling in the Okefenokee NWR. We were warned not to paddle under tree limbs if we could avoid them since...

No matter how scared you are of snakes, they are more scared of you. I forget the precise stat, but it's well over 80% and I think high...

I've paddled in the Carolinas for decades. I don't worry about snakes much. I worry about people, drowning, and gators. This is an...

Haha, fair enough! The fly fisher was friendly enough as I was putting in. I had a poler this weekend tell me the way to get on their...

But 1' lengths of scrap tubing make components for two of my wood pole shoes. ;) Good idea though. As for the fly fishers..... my...

The smoke is barely noticeable in the Poconos, but it did effect the sunrise this morning.